Tech News Today

Aug 25th 2017

Tech News Today 1840

Hard Out There for a PYMK

Destiny 2 Preview

Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy previous episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Guests: Sam Machkovech
Category: News

The Samsung verdict is in. A South Korean Court has sentenced chairman Jay Y Lee to five years in prison.

Marcus Hutchins, the 23 year old security researcher charged with developing malware to steal banking passwords, has raised over $150,000 dollars to help pay for his legal fees. Now, Buzzfeed reports that his lawyer is refunding all of the donations because so many of them were made with fraudulent credit cards.

Also, We discuss a $700 Smart Lock for your Mansion.

Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica reviews the week in gaming, including Destiny 2, 90's Shooters, and QuakeCon.

Plus, we talk about Kashmir Hill's story on Facebook's creepy PYMK (People You Might Know) feature.

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Links